OBITS: Post-Star 27 Feb 2005; Glen Falls, Warren co., New York
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Boisclair, Joseph Noel
SALEM -- Joseph Noel Boisclair, 85, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, surrounded by
his family, at Pleasant Valley Infirmary in Argyle, where he had resided since
October of 2003.
He was born Nov. 10, 1919, in Crysler, Ontario, Canada, the son of Michael and
Olivine (Cousineau) Boisclair.
Noel served in the Canadian Army during World War II. He had been a 19-year
employee of the Stevens and Thompson paper mill in Greenwich, and had worked
on the Marshalsea and Ashton farms in Salem and Jackson.
He was a communicant of the Holy Cross Church in Salem.
Noel loved music, dancing and playing the fiddle. He also enjoyed cars and
making homemade soup.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by one brother, Clifford Boisclair,
and four sisters: Rose Lappiere, Clara Boisclair, Elizabeth Seguin and Jean
Hebert.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Rita (Rainville) Boisclair, of Salem;
one daughter, Patricia Stone and her husband, John ,of Hudson Falls; three
sons: Lionel Boisclair and his wife, Marie, of Cambridge, Ronald Boisclair and
his wife, Diana, of South Glens Falls, and Joe Boisclair and his wife, June,
of Salem; 13 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held in the spring at the Holy Cross Church in
Salem.
At his request, there will be no calling hours.
The family requests, in lieu of flowers, that memorial contributions be made
in his memory to the Salem Rescue Squad, East Broadway, Salem, N. Y. 12865 or
the Pleasant Valley Infirmary, Route 40, Argyle, NY 12809.
Arrangements are by McClellan Funeral Service, 19 East Broadway, Salem.
Published in the Post-Star on 2/27/2005.
Carson, Joan Williams
QUEENSBURY -- Joan Williams Carson, 77, of Meadow Lane, passed away Thursday
evening, Feb. 24, 2005, at Glens Falls Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Born March 19, 1926, in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of the late Max Walter
and Ruth Dorothea (Podoll) Williams.
Joan, a horse lover, was a guest at the Bit N Bridle Dude Ranch in Stony Creek
with her family, when she met and started dating Jack W. Carson, in June of
1951. They continued dating until their marriage in New York City, Feb. 20,
1955. She always said they got their arguing out of the way prior to their
marriage, and indeed, they spent 50 wonderful years together.
Being a great sports enthusiast, her favorite teams were the New York Yankees
and the Giants, and strongly encouraged her two sons, Matt and Dan, to
participate in sports, as well. She even enjoyed fishing and usually caught
more than her share. She was an avid bridge player and member of her
neighborhood bridge club for many years. She generously found time to actively
volunteer at Glens Falls Hospital and also with the local chapter of the
American Heart Association.
With family and community involvement as priority, Joan took the opening at
Queensbury Middle School as secretary to the principal, remaining there until
her retirement in 1988, after 18 years of dedicated service.
Above all, she really loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.
They will truly miss being entertained by her, and hearing her stories. She
will always be remembered for her warmth and generosity to her husband,
children, grandchildren, friends, and even strangers that she met. Always
putting her family first, Joan sacrificed a great deal to ensure her
children's success.
Besides her parents, one sister, Carol, predeceased her.
Survivors include her loving husband of 50 years, Jack Carson of Queensbury;
two sons, Attorney Matt Carson and his wife, Ana, and their three children,
Emily, Jack, and Lauren, all of Spring, Texas, and her other son, Dr. Daniel
Carson and his wife, Stephanie, and their two children, Brittany and Ashley,
all of Fairfax Station, Va; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins, and many
dear friends.
Friends may call upon the family from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Feb, 27, at Maynard
D. Baker Funeral Home, 11 Lafayette St.,Queensbury.
Funeral services will be at 8 p.m. today, immediately following the calling
hours, with the Rev. Arthur Northrup pastor of Stanford's Ridge United
Methodist Church of Queensbury, officiating.
Burial will be at Warrensburg Cemetery, Warrensburg, in the spring at a time
to be announced.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations, in loving memory of
Joan, be sent to American Diabetes Foundation, 7 Washington Square, Albany, NY
12205-5512.
The family would like to extend a sincere thank you to all the staff at Fort
Hudson Nursing Home and to Glens Falls Hospital, who provided care and comfort
to Joan prior to her passing.
Published in the Post-Star from 2/26/2005 - 2/27/2005.
Coon, William "Bud"
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- William "Bud" Coon, 84, formerly of Bolton Landing and
Glens Falls, passed away Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, at Wesley Health Care Center.
Born on May 23, 1920, in Glens Falls, he was the son of Royal and Ellen
(Truesdale) Coon.
He was retired from Woodbury Lumber Co. and Bromley Auto Sales.
Bud enjoyed dining out and traveling.
He was predeceased by a son, Jeffrey Coon, a brother, George Coon, and two
sisters, Marjie Keck and Velma Dickinson.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Isabel (Mabb) Coon, of South Glens
Falls; three sons: Robert E. Coon Sr. and his wife, Virginia, of Queensbury,
Lawrence W. Coon and his wife, Dawn, of Queensbury, and Richard Coon of South
Glens Falls; three granddaughters: Jamie Woodrof of Connecticut, Lynn Coon of
Hudson Falls, and Nancy Chandler of Lake Luzerne; four grandsons: Kevin Coon
of Wilton, Robert E. Coon Jr. of Glens Falls, Lee Coon Sr. of Lake Luzerne,
and Travis Martin Coon of Lake George; and eight great-grandchildren: Alix
Hoelzel, Sydney Coon, Rylee Coon, Jenny Coon, Lee Coon Jr., Nicholas Coon, and
Mark and Josh Eldred.
A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, at Regan &
Denny Funeral Home, 53 Quaker Road, Queensbury.
Burial will be at Pine View Cemetery in Queensbury.
Family and friends are invited and may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday
prior to the service at the funeral home.
The family of William "Bud" Coon would like to thank the staff at Wesley
Health Care Center for the good care they gave Bud.
Published in the Post-Star on 2/27/2005.
Fitzgerald, Carol J.
QUEENSBURY -- Carol J. Fitzgerald, 56, of Wind Song Drive, passed away Monday
evening, Feb. 21, 2005, at Glens Falls Hospital following a long illness.
A full obituary with memorial service details will appear in a later edition
of The Post-Star.
Arrangements are pending under the direction of Maynard D. Baker Funeral Home,
11 Lafayette St., Queensbury.
Published in the Post-Star from 2/26/2005 - 2/27/2005.
French, Mabel M.
HUDSON FALLS -- Mabel M. French, 97, formerly of Elm Street, passed away on
Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, at Glens Falls Hospital.
Born on Jan. 24, 1908, in Stony Creek, she was the daughter of the late Albert
and Susie White.
Her husband, Everett French, died on Jan. 4, 1970.
Mrs. French was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hudson Falls,
where she was a deacon. She was also a member and past matron the Order of the
Eastern Star.
Survivors include her son, Douglas A. French of Hudson Falls; her three
grandchildren: Matthew French and his wife, Jennifer, of Fort Edward, Michelle
Barden and her husband, Christopher, of Gansevoort, and Joshua French and his
wife, Melissa, of Hudson Falls; six great-grandchildren: Erica French, Nathan
French, Nicholas Barden, Natalie Barden, Austin French and Isabella French.
At the request of Mrs. French, there will be no calling hours.
Private graveside services will be held at the time of interment in the spring
at Union Cemetery in the town of Fort Edward.
Her family suggests memorials be in the form of contributions to the
Washington County Hospice, 415 Lower Main St., Hudson Falls, NY 12839.
Arrangements are under the direction of Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main
St. in Hudson Falls.
Published in the Post-Star on 2/27/2005.
LaPlanche, Frank
QUEENSBURY -- Frank LaPlanche, 49, of Mud Pond Road, passed away unexpectedly
at his home on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005.
Born on Aug. 30, 1955, in Glens Falls, he was the son of the late Ernest and
Bernice (Fuller) LaPlanche.
Frank was employed at Quad Graphics in Saratoga Springs, and had also worked
for various sawmills in the area.
He was a hard worker all his life, and he would never ask for anything of
anybody. Frank was a bull in a china closet. He was a good person who helped
people in trouble.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by a sister, Karen LaPlanche.
Survivors include four brothers: Larry LaPlanche of Fort Edward, Joe LaPlanche
of Hudson Falls, Terry LaPlanche of Fort Ann and Ernest LaPlanche of South
Glens Falls; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends may call on Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. at Carleton Funeral Home, Inc.,
68 Main St. in Hudson Falls.
Memorial services will be conducted Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the funeral home,
with the Rev. Patti Giarard, pastor of the Trinity United Methodist of Wilton,
officiating.
Burial will be in the spring at Southside Cemetery in the town of Moreau.
The family suggests that memorial donations be made to Shop With A Cop, Warren
County Sheriff's Office, Attention: Debbie Ranous, 1400 State Route 9, Lake
George, NY 12845.
Published in the Post-Star on 2/27/2005.
Leonard, D. Robert
QUEENSBURY -- D. Robert Leonard, 98, passed away Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, at The
Landing of Queensbury.
He was born in Glens Falls on Jan. 26, 1907, the son of William P. and Bridget
(Galvin) Leonard.
Mr. Leonard was a correction officer at Great Meadows Correction Facility for
35 years, retiring in 1970.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, golf and bowling. He loved reminiscing
with his family and singing Irish ballads. After retirement, he and his wife,
Miriam, spent several years in Daytona Beach, Fla., before returning to Glens
Falls in 1993.
Mr. Leonard was a member of the Goodnow Flow Association and a former member
of the Glens Falls K of C Council, Glens Falls Elks Lodge and the Hibernians.
He was predeceased by his wife of 71 years, Miriam Leonard, in 1996; a
daughter, Helen Whiting; two sons, Robert and James Leonard; a sister,
Katheryne Barry; a brother, Thomas Leonard; a grandson, Thomas Leonard; a
great-grandson, Christopher Sherman; and a great-granddaughter, Sarah Whiting.
Survivors include a daughter, Miriam Saleem of South Glens Falls; a son,
William Leonard of Bethany Beach, Del.; one son-in-law, Donald Whiting of Port
Orange, Fla.; three daughters-in-law, Barbara Leonard of Glens Falls, Jan
Leonard of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Alison Leonard of Princeton, N.J.; 15
grandchildren: Nancy Stedman, Donald Whiting, Jeanne Sherman, Jeffrey Whiting,
Kathleen Petrikas, John Leonard, Anne Nichols, Shawn Leonard, Cindy
Rodriguz-Leonard, James Leonard Jr., Jay Leonard, Jon Leonard, Ellen Saleem,
Jacqueline Saleem and Katherine Saleem; 21 great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Church,
Warren Street, Glens Falls.
The Rite of Committal will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, South Glens Falls.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at Singleton-Healy
Funeral Home, 407 Bay Road, Queensbury.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons: Donald and Jeffrey Whiting, John, James,
Jay and Jon Leonard.
Published in the Post-Star on 2/27/2005.
Lockrow, Donna M.
POTTSTOWN, Pa. -- Donna M. Lockrow, 49, formerly of Cambridge, and Hoosick
Falls, died unexpectedly at her home on Friday, Feb. 25, 2005. She was the
wife of Gary S. Lockrow and mother of Amanada Lockrow LeClare.
Calling hours are being planned for Tuesday, March 1, and services for
Wednesday at Jacob's Well Fellowship in Cambridge.
A full obituary will appear in Tuesday's edition of The Post-Star.
Arrangements are under the direction of Ackley & Ross Funeral Home,
Cambridge.
Published in the Post-Star on 2/27/2005.
Munger, Dale R.
CORINTH -- Dale R. Munger, 57, of Comstock Road, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005,
at Saratoga Hospital following a long illness.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at Densmore
Funeral Home, Inc., 7 Sherman Ave., Corinth, with Lane Schermerhorn, chaplain
of the Horace D. Washburn American Legion Post 533 of Corinth, officiating and
post commander, Harry Candee, assisting.
Friends may call from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home, prior
to the service.
A complete obituary will appear in Monday's edition of The Post-Star.
Published in the Post-Star on 2/27/2005.
Noakes, Mary C.
CLIFTON PARK -- Mary C. Noakes, 87, of Glenbrook Drive in Clifton Park, died
on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, at Saratoga Hospital after being stricken at home.
Born on March 10, 1917, in Kennilworth, N.J., she was the daughter of the late
Giovanni and Maria Marullo Caruso.
She was a graduate of John Adams High School on Long Island.
Mrs. Noakes retired from the Merrill Lynch Co. in Albany as a bookkeeper,
where she had worked for about 10 years. Earlier, she had been a beautician in
the Albany area for a number of years.
Mary had a great love for ice skating and downhill skiing. She and her husband
have been summer residents of Brant Lake for many years.
She was a communicant of St. Edward the Confessor Church in Clifton Park.
Mary is the beloved wife of Spencer Noakes, whom she married on April 26,
1947. She is the devoted mother of Gary (Jane) Noakes of Clifton Park; sister
of Camille Caruso of Bolton Landing, Frances Wilson of Myrtle Beach, S.C. and
the late Salvatore Caruso, Nancy Campbell and Louis Caruso; cherished
grandmother of Spencer D. Noakes and Maria K. Noakes, both of Albany; and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. from Gordon C. Emerick
Funeral Home, 1550 Route 9 in Clifton Park. 371-5454.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Interment will be at Brant Lake Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 260 Osborne
Road, Loudonville, NY 12211 or to the American Heart Association, 440 New
Karner Rd. Albany, NY 12205.
Published in the Post-Star on 2/27/2005.
Wendell Jr., Richard L.
SOUTH GLENS FALLS -- Richard L. Wendell Jr., 41, of South Glens Falls, passed
away unexpectedly Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, at his home.
Born Jan. 7, 1964, in Glens Falls, he was the son of June (Borlong) Wendell of
Glens Falls and Richard L. Wendell Sr. of Knoxville, Tenn.
Richard enjoyed wrestling, playing Playstation with his nieces and nephews,
the Rock group Kiss, and his home, but most of all he loved spending time with
his three daughters and his nieces and nephews.
He is survived by his mother, June Wendell and her longtime companion, David
Benway, of Glens Falls; his father, Richard L. Wendell Sr. of Knoxville,
Tenn.; three daughters, Jessica and Jasmine of Luzerne, and Chyanne of Glens
Falls; three sisters, Mary Steenken and her husband, Scott, of Glens Falls,
Kimberly Wendell of Glens Falls, and Candy Matthews and her husband, Stephen,
of Glens Falls; five nieces: Alexis Shilds of Glens Falls, Felecia La Fountain
of Glens Falls, Dawn La Fountain of Hartford, Kristi Matthews of Glens Falls,
and Marissa Steenken of Glens Falls; five nephews: Harold La Fountain IV of
Glens Falls, Brandan Creeden of Glens Falls, Jeffrey Wendell of Salem, Stephen
Matthews of Glens Falls, and Dylan Steenken of Glens Falls; and his longtime
companion, Lisa Sherow of Glens Falls.
Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, at
Sullivan-Minahan & Potter Funeral Home, 407 Bay Road, Queensbury, with pastor,
Joshua Miller of the New Life Baptist Church off Hudson Falls, officiating.
Burial will be private.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service at the funeral
home.
Published in the Post-Star on 2/27/2005.